The Business of Craft with Abby Glassenberg

It was so so fun to have a fellow crafty person on the podcast! I know that many, many of you center your businesses around a craft, and my guest today literally wrote the book about hers before shifting her focus to supporting and uplifting crafting professionals.  

Abby Glassenberg is  the Co-Founder and President of Craft Industry Alliance, the premier trade association for the crafts industry. Abby and her team provide in-depth news coverage, top-notch professional development opportunities, and networking opportunities to connect and collaborate. She is also the host of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, which I had the privilege of joining as a guest in an episode from early May! I’ll link to it in the shownotes.

Whether you’re a craft professional or not, there is so much applicable advice for anyone trying to start a small business, including some mindset tips. I found Abby’s journey to co-founding Craft Industry Alliance fascinating, I can’t wait for you to give this one a listen.

In this episode, we discussed:

• Who Craft Industry Alliance is right for and why join

• What the most successful small craft businesses have in common

• How to stay in it for the long game

• The role mindset plays in business

• How to balance multiple projects/roles

• And more

Links & resources mentioned:

• Giving Tuesday

• Ashleigh Brookshaw DEI consultant and founder of C2M Digital

• Bianca Springer author of Represent!

• Lauren on the Craft Industry Alliance podcast!

Abby’s Must Reads:

• Represent! Embroidery: Stitch 10 Colorful Projects & 100+ Designs Featuring a Full Range of Shapes, Skin Tones & Hair Textures by Bianca Springer

• The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps by Michael Blanding

Connect with Abby:

• Craft Industry Alliance website

• Craft Industry Alliance on Instagram

• Craft Industry Alliance on Linkedin
  

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